In re David D. CA4/3

Filed 10/10/14 In re David D. CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re DAVID D. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY, G049925 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. DP017642, v. DP023015)

VICKI P. et al., OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeals from orders of the Superior Court of Orange County, Gary G. Bischoff, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Affirmed.

Marsha F. Levine, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Vicki P. Jacob I. Olson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Jeffrey D. Nicholas S. Chrisos, County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen and Debbie Torrez, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. No appearance for the Minors. * * * Both parents of two minors contend the juvenile court erred in terminating their parental rights pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, and by not finding the beneficial relationship exception applies. (All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.) We affirm the orders and findings of the juvenile court. I FACTS Minor David D. was born in 2005, and minor Jacob D.was born in 2011. David was declared a dependent of the Orange County Juvenile Court in 2008 due to the mother’s abuse of alcohol, methamphetamine and Valium. At that time, the children’s presumed father, Jeffrey D., appellant in the present appeal, successfully completed all court ordered services, but David’s mother, Vicki P., also appellant in the present appeal, did not. The juvenile court ordered termination of that dependency on January 11, 2011, with physical and legal custody of David ordered to the father who resided with the paternal grandparents at the time. On September 12, 2012, the two children were taken into protective custody due to allegations of general neglect. Both parents and the grandparents were living with the children, and the home was considered to be “unhealthy and in ‘Hoarding’ like conditions.” Items were stacked five to six feet high. On the front lawn was a sign that said, “Beware of Snake.” Mold and mildew were observed in the bathrooms, and